The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2025
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
7:23 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1270
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 151.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.08° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.81° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.